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 PLANT
LIST: PLANTS FOR COLOR
The
following plants are well adapted for use in the High Desert. There
are many more water efficient plants carried by local nurseries,
or ones you have had good success with that expand your plant choices.
Using
the following plants will help save High Desert water resources
only if you combine them with thoughtful garden planning and proper
watering strategies.
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Cosmos,
Cosmos, annual from seed or nursery stock, easily reseeds,
with white, pink, purple summer and fall daisy-like flowers
to 3 feet tall, good for daily cut flowers. Full sun to partial
shade. |
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Eschscholzia
californica, California Poppy, freely seeding annual
with bright orange flowers in spring, longer lasting with some
water, broadcast seed in the fall for best results, does not
transplant. Full sun to partial shade. |
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Lavendula
angustifolia, English Lavender, evergreen mounding
shrub, 3 to 4 feet wide and high, producing lavender flowers
in summer. Use as an accent plant, as a rounded hedge row or
in rock gardens. Prune dried flower stalks. Full sun or partial
shade. |
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Nierembergia
hippomanica, Cup Flower, annual, 6 - 12 inches high
with violet flowers summer into fall. Will do best in partial
shade and with consistent water. Use as a border plant, for
a mass of color, or in pots. Trim after blooming to encourage
longer life. |
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